Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour event before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler starts 2026 as expected: with a victory. He won The American Express on the PGA Tour by four strokes ahead of Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam tied for second, becoming the second fastest player to reach 20 PGA Tour wins. Scheffler set the pace with a 66 in the final round while his competitors faltered.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler dominates The American Express
Scheffler made birdies on half of the holes in the final round and could have won by an even larger margin if he hadn’t hit his ball into the water on the island green of the 17th hole, resulting in a double bogey. Still, no one could match his 66. Si Woo Kim, leader after three rounds, struggled with a 72 on Sunday and fell back. Additionally, 18-year-old Blades Brown, who had just competed in the Korn Ferry Tour final in the Bahamas on Wednesday and shared the lead with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to T18 with a 74 in the final round.
Scheffler begins the new year as dominantly as ever with his 16th consecutive top-ten finish but does not take victories for granted. “There’s a reason we have to finish tournaments. You don’t get the trophy at the 16th hole. You have to finish the event. Today I played in the final group against two incredibly talented players. Si Woo has so much talent. He’s such a great golfer. I saw Blades for the first time, but any 18-year-old making the final flight of a PGA Tour event is doing something right. This course requires birdies, so there were plenty of challenges today. I’m proud of how we played and the nice round we had,” Scheffler said.